NASA Kennedy Space Center has selected Spaceflight Inc. to provide integration and launch services for U-Class payloads. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for base launch services in 2018 of 24 payloads, with options to provide launch services for up to 24 additional payloads in 2019 and 2020. The potential total contract value is $5,484,000.

U-Class payloads are miniature space research satellites that typically use commercial, off-the-shelf electronic components. The U-Class payloads flown by NASA primarily are developed by a variety of education and government organizations.